Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent: Fixed term contract for 12 months likely to be extended
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (shift work including weekends and bank holidays)
- Job ref
- 455-BEH-0035
- Employer
- 306 North London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Base: Chase Farm Hospital with outreach to Barnet Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and other Trust bases
- Town
- Enfield
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 Per annum including Outer HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
CAMHS Crisis Liaison Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 7
Thank you for your interest for the North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT), it is an exciting time to join us and being part of our journey to improve mental health care across North London and deliver excellent services to our local people. We will achieve this through the North London Way, as we:
- Collaborate at every level by living our Values to create the right conditions for us all to work together.
- Develop our new Trust culture, to help make our new Trust a great place to work and to receive great care.
- Empower our teams to lead the planned improvements in our services, by skilling them and giving them the tools to make the changes.
- Focus on delivering excellence at every level to improve our performance and ensure consistently high-quality care across all our services.
- Ensure that research, Quality Improvement, and technology lead the way and are embedded in our services.
- Take a trauma informed approach to everything we do
We proactively welcome diversity in our workforce and pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer. We aim to recruit from our local communities and provide opportunities to all including apprenticeships, veterans, care leavers and more.
The North London Way to deliver, Better Mental Health, Better Lives, Better Communities.
Our trust website is: https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/
Job overview
The post holder will be required to work on a shift pattern, to assess patients across the urgent care pathway, working autonomously and flexibly to manage the day-to-day assessments and/or advising on management of CYP under the age of 18 years and their families presenting to A&E Diversion Hub based at Chase Farm, A&E and ward admission to Barnet hospital or North Middlesex University Hospital with self-harm and mental health difficulties and all other crisis colleagues across the North Central London (NCL).
The post holder will be required to undertake a range of therapeutic tasks individually and jointly with members of the multi-disciplinary team. To develop & maintain specialist clinical skills and expertise in the assessment of CYP psychiatric emergencies and deliberate self-harm. To receive and assess referrals from A&E, pediatric/general wards, Community Teams, schools, and health colleagues across the NCL as well as self-referrals from CYP and their families. To offer advice on management of patients with mental health issues and non-organically based physical symptoms. Identifying regular attendees at Acute Hospitals with mental health problems and in liaison with Community CAMHS teams make available current care plan as and when appropriate.
There is a need to use effective and efficient IT skills in recording clinical information and in communicating with colleagues.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to undertake a range of therapeutic tasks individually and jointly with members of the multi-disciplinary team. To develop & maintain specialist clinical skills and expertise in the assessment of CYP psychiatric emergencies and deliberate self-harm. To receive and assess referrals from A&E, pediatric/general wards, Community Teams, schools, and health colleagues across the NCL as well as self-referrals from CYP and their families. To offer advice on management of patients with mental health issues and non-organically based physical symptoms. Identifying regular attendees at Acute Hospitals with mental health problems and in liaison with Community CAMHS teams make available current care plan as and when appropriate.
There is a need to use effective and efficient IT skills in the recording of clinical information and in communicating with colleagues.
Working for our organisation
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
Why NLFT?
· We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
· We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
· NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
· Excellent internal staff network
The postholder will be aligned with our Values:
· We Are Kind
· We Are Respectful
· We Work Together
· We Keep Things Simple
· We Empower
· We Are Proudly Diverse
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical
- To undertake initial mental health and risk assessment of CYP who present with high risk and/or following acts of deliberate self-harm.
- To independently and/or jointly carry out assessments of the mental health needs of children and young people within a therapeutic framework and to contribute fully to the care planning process.
- To provide a high standard of care for people in the care group in keeping with the philosophy and operational policies for the Liaison Team and in addition to the Trust’s policies, practice, and procedures.
- To conduct accurate risk assessments and management plans, involving the service user, carer, and any other individuals relevant to the care of the service user, and to ensure that this is well documented (on RiO). All this in conjunction with other team members where appropriate.
- To participate in network and discharge planning meetings to co-ordinate and identify appropriate services following crisis presentation. This may involve participation in transition process to Adult Mental Health Services where appropriate.
- To be responsible for negotiating coordinated rehabilitative care packages, in conjunction with other professional agencies and networks, prior to discharge from the acute hospital back to the community.
- To identify, respond appropriately to child protection issues within local, Pan London and national Safeguarding Children guidelines i.e. take part in case conferences, review meetings and planning meetings as appropriate.
- To link resources and co-ordinate services for young people and their family’s experiencing disruption because of severe mental illness.
- To ensure, in conjunction with the Community CAMHS team clinicians, the follow up of children and young people who attend hospital following episodes of suicide attempt or self-harm and other acute mental health presentations.
- To ensure effective communications with relatives, other professionals, and voluntary organizations, thus encouraging participation in care delivery. To respond sensitively to the needs of relatives and carers.
- To develop strong links with the CAMHS Teams, as well as other professional groups/teams.
- To provide specialist consultation to the families and others involved in the care of the young person.
- To assist with the management of the behavior of children and young people who at times may be physically and verbally aggressive towards other members of the family and staff.
- To offer advice to other professionals within CAMHS and externally, as well as share their expertise in the management of complex cases in a variety of setting.
- To communicate in a clear and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation, and treatment plans for service users and to monitor progress during the course of multi-disciplinary care.
- To offer short therapeutic interventions to patients and their families with the therapeutic modality in which they have experience.
Person specification
Qualifications/ Registrations
Essential criteria
- • Qualification at degree level or equivalent and registration with registration with relevant professional body with a core profession (clinical/counselling psychology, psychotherapy, systemic family psychotherapy social work, nursing, occupational therapy – NMC/ • Relevant training or qualification in child and adolescent mental health. • Relevant training on safeguarding and child protection.
Desirable criteria
- • Training in one of the main therapeutic modalities. • Current experience of line management of Band 6 • CAMHS experience and evidence of leading a change initiative which improved patient care. • Working within Mental Health Service as a Band 6 • Experience of working with CAMHS crisis acute services in the community
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Experience of clinical and risk assessment and treatment of children and young people across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care, and in-patient settings. • Previous experience of working in CAMHS, with proven track record of working with children, young people and their families offering assessment and stabilisation during periods of high risk. • Experience of case load management. • Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of teaching colleagues of other disciplines. • Experience of working in a culturally diverse area. • Experience of working in an adolescent in-patient setting.
Skills/ Abilities
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of well-developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS.
- • Working knowledge in at least one model of therapeutic work (e.g. Systemic, CBT, SFT, Psychodynamic).
- • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, inc.IT accurate record keeping
- • Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS.
- • Knowledge of legislation including the Mental Health Act 1983 in relation to children and adolescents including safeguarding children and young people, child protection procedures and policies.
Desirable criteria
- • Experience in family therapy processes. • Experience in using CBT techniques • Experience in setting up and facilitating groups. • Knowledge of development in inter-agency partnership. • Specific knowledge of current issues for Adolescent mental health.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- • Commitment to equal opportunities. • Self-motivated, assertive, and flexible
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- • Essential car driver. • Willingness to drive for work purposes.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Aysha Shadat ( Fisher)
- Job title
- CAMHS Crisis Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 702 3497
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